Most of the threads here fail to mention the product that is responsible for 25% of Novell's revenues: ZenWorks. ZenWorks is an application deployment and management tool. Application management is still a wide open space. Linux wins, something has to rollout all those office productivity apps, OS, and OS updates. Windows wins, something has to rollout all thos office productivity apps, OS, and OS updates. BSD wins...
The State of Arizona Department of Commerce and Department of Revenue have an aggresive plan to fund the purchase of LEV & ULEV vehicles by private individuals. Now I am not one to encourage the government to spend my money, but when they do, I take any opportunity to get some of mine back.
Basically, AZ is paying 30-40% of the cost of a ULEV or $10,000, WHICH EVER IS HIGHER.
Honda makes a version of the Civic, the GX, which is a natural gas only car. The retails for around $21,000.
Arizona's plan coupled with Federal incintives breaks down as follows:
$21,000 for the car + NO SALES TAX + $80 for registration FOR THE LIFE OF THE CAR - $10,000 state grant - $4,500 Federal tax refund = around $6700 for a new car.
The Honda dealer I talked to has been taking orders for around 20 a day, and they are back ordered well into next year.
There are only 6 public natural gas pumping stations in the Phoenix area, but the state has grants for that too. The state will pay upto $400,000 for anyone to build a natural gas pumping station.
Unfortunatly, only people who are somewhat well off can take advantage of these plans. It is impractical to have only a natural gas car, so you need two cars. You also have to pony up the funds for the car, while you wait for grant and tax refund money.
I wish the government would not take my money and spend it like this.
Slashdot Mirror
And these great "minds" spent all this time and energy on this? What a bunch of boobs! B-double-O-B's!
Most of the threads here fail to mention the product that is responsible for 25% of Novell's revenues: ZenWorks. ZenWorks is an application deployment and management tool. Application management is still a wide open space. Linux wins, something has to rollout all those office productivity apps, OS, and OS updates. Windows wins, something has to rollout all thos office productivity apps, OS, and OS updates. BSD wins...
The State of Arizona Department of Commerce and Department of Revenue have an aggresive plan to fund the purchase of LEV & ULEV vehicles by private individuals. Now I am not one to encourage the government to spend my money, but when they do, I take any opportunity to get some of mine back. Basically, AZ is paying 30-40% of the cost of a ULEV or $10,000, WHICH EVER IS HIGHER. Honda makes a version of the Civic, the GX, which is a natural gas only car. The retails for around $21,000. Arizona's plan coupled with Federal incintives breaks down as follows: $21,000 for the car + NO SALES TAX + $80 for registration FOR THE LIFE OF THE CAR - $10,000 state grant - $4,500 Federal tax refund = around $6700 for a new car. The Honda dealer I talked to has been taking orders for around 20 a day, and they are back ordered well into next year. There are only 6 public natural gas pumping stations in the Phoenix area, but the state has grants for that too. The state will pay upto $400,000 for anyone to build a natural gas pumping station. Unfortunatly, only people who are somewhat well off can take advantage of these plans. It is impractical to have only a natural gas car, so you need two cars. You also have to pony up the funds for the car, while you wait for grant and tax refund money. I wish the government would not take my money and spend it like this.